The 2024 EFNL season was the 62nd season of the Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL), the Australian rules football competition based largely in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria. The season featured 47 clubs across five divisions. It ran from 5 April to 21 September, with the top four divisions comprising an 18-round home-and-away season, followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top five teams.
Background
Team changes After a relegation battle the previous season that went up until the final round, Park Orchards suffered their first relegation in senior club history to drop back to Division 1.
Lilydale's fate was confirmed after only 14 rounds, going on to record a winless season for the first time in club history en route to Division 2.
Upper Ferntree Gully experienced the unfortunate distinction of back-to-back relegations into Division 3, winning only 1 match across the previous 2 seasons.
Surrey Park entered the fourth tier for the first time since the fifth tier was formed in 2019. It was also the first time they were promoted in their 22-year history in the league.
+ 2024 EFNL season Division Promoted to division Relegated to division Premier None N/A 1None Park Orchards Doncaster 2None Croydon Lilydale 3Surrey ParkKnox Upper Ferntree Gully 4N/AWhitehorse Pioneers
Premier Division
Seniors Source:
Balwyn won the first division premiership for the 6th time, and their 6th overall since joining the EFNL in 2007. They defeated minor premiers East Ringwood by 2 points in the grand final. It was Balwyn's first senior premiership in eight years.
2014 premiers Norwood finished last and were subsequently relegated to Division 1 for 2025 after a 17-season stint in the top flight. Ladder + Team Qualification 1 East Ringwood 18 16 2 0 1709 1034 165.3 64 Finals series 2 Balwyn (P) 18 13 5 0 1540 1038 148.4 52 3 Rowville 18 12 6 0 1561 1158 134.8 48 4 Vermont 18 12 6 0 1464 1263 115.9 48 5 South Croydon 18 12 6 0 1341 1210 110.8 48 6 Blackburn 18 11 7 0 1637 1125 145.5 44 7 Noble Park 18 6 12 0 1288 1238 104.0 24 8 Doncaster East 18 5 13 0 1177 1556 75.6 20 9 Berwick 18 2 16 0 810 1713 47.3 8 10 Norwood (R) 18 1 17 0 777 1969 39.5 4 Relegation to Division 1
Finals series
Reserves Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Blackburn 18 16 2 0 0 1706 558 305.7 64 Finals series 2 East Ringwood (P) 18 14 3 1 0 1385 604 229.3 58 3 Vermont 18 13 5 0 0 1418 621 228.3 52 4 Rowville 18 11 6 1 0 1299 631 205.9 46 5 Noble Park 18 10 8 0 0 1291 788 163.8 40 6 Balwyn 18 8 9 1 0 1281 832 154.0 34 7 Doncaster East 18 7 10 1 0 1032 959 107.6 30 8 South Croydon 18 7 11 0 0 929 925 100.4 28 9 Berwick 18 2 16 0 0 392 1919 20.4 8 10 Norwood 18 0 17 0 1 110 3006 3.7 0
Finals series
U19.5 Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Blackburn (P) 16 16 0 0 0 1611 450 358.0 64 Finals series 2 Vermont 16 10 6 0 0 1312 730 179.7 40 3 East Ringwood 16 10 6 0 0 1272 767 165.8 40 4 Noble Park 16 10 6 0 0 1057 1033 102.3 40 5 Berwick 16 9 7 0 0 993 686 144.8 36 6 Rowville 16 10 6 0 0 1034 825 125.3 36 7 Doncaster East 16 6 10 0 0 778 1214 64.1 24 8 Norwood 16 2 14 0 0 584 1422 41.1 8 9 Balwyn 16 0 13 0 3 243 1757 13.8 0
Finals series
Division 1
Seniors Source:
Mitcham won the second division premiership for the 2nd time, and their 9th overall since becoming a founding member of the league in 1962. They defeated minor premiers Park Orchards by 40 points in the grand final to go back-to-back in Division 1. With this victory, Mitcham were promoted to Premier Division for 2025, returning to the top flight for the first time since 2006.
Wantirna South finished last and were subsequently relegated to Division 2 for 2025 after a 9-season stint in the second tier. Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Park Orchards 18 17 1 0 1745 1079 161.7 68 Finals series 2 South Belgrave 18 14 4 0 1509 1094 137.9 56 3 Mitcham (P) 18 13 5 0 1493 1141 130.9 52 4 Montrose 18 12 6 0 1555 1128 137.9 48 5 Beaconsfield 18 11 7 0 1388 1025 135.4 44 6 Mooroolbark 18 9 9 0 1256 1409 89.1 36 7 North Ringwood 18 5 13 0 1229 1444 85.1 20 8 Bayswater 18 5 13 0 1053 1455 72.4 20 9 Doncaster 18 3 15 0 965 1693 57.0 12 10 Wantirna South (R) 18 1 17 0 1102 1827 60.3 4 Relegation to Division 2
Finals series
Reserves Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 South Belgrave (P) 18 17 1 0 1787 467 382.7 68 Finals series 2 Montrose 18 16 2 0 1492 562 265.1 64 3 Mitcham 18 15 3 0 1222 667 183.2 60 4 Beaconsfield 18 10 8 0 1131 770 146.9 40 5 Park Orchards 18 8 10 0 1029 838 122.8 32 6 North Ringwood 18 8 10 0 1097 894 122.7 32 7 Bayswater 18 6 12 0 809 1026 78.9 24 8 Wantirna South 18 6 12 0 730 1261 57.9 24 9 Doncaster 18 3 15 0 447 1523 29.4 12 10 Mooroolbark 18 1 17 0 367 2101 17.5 4
Finals series
U19.5 Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Surrey Park (P) 18 15 3 0 1393 570 244.4 60 Finals series 2 Mitcham 18 15 3 0 1353 626 216.1 60 3 Park Orchards 18 13 5 0 1278 849 150.5 52 4 South Belgrave 18 12 6 0 1276 681 187.4 48 5 North Ringwood 18 11 7 0 1167 723 161.4 44 6 Beaconsfield 18 10 7 1 978 723 135.3 42 7 Wantirna South 18 6 12 0 791 1109 71.3 24 8 Mooroolbark 18 4 13 1 582 1317 44.2 18 9 Montrose 18 2 16 0 864 1456 59.3 8 10 Bayswater 18 1 17 0 282 1910 14.8 4
Finals series
Division 2
Seniors Source:
Boronia won the third division premiership for the 4th time, and their 7th overall since becoming a founding member of the league in 1962. They defeated Croydon by 63 points in the grand final to go back-to-back in Division 2. With this victory, Boronia were promoted to Division 1 for 2025, returning to the second tier for the first time since 2005.
The Basin went winless, finished last and were subsequently relegated to Division 3 for 2025 after an 11-season stint in the third tier. Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Boronia (P) 18 17 1 0 1918 757 253.4 68 Finals series 2 Waverley Blues 18 12 6 0 1276 1136 112.3 48 3 Mulgrave 18 12 6 0 1236 1232 100.3 48 4 Croydon 18 11 7 0 1193 949 125.7 44 5 Templestowe 18 9 9 0 1193 1070 111.5 36 6 Ringwood 18 9 9 0 1080 1050 102.9 36 7 Heathmont 18 7 11 0 994 1082 91.9 28 8 East Burwood 18 7 11 0 930 1259 73.9 28 9 Lilydale 18 6 12 0 972 1386 70.1 24 10 The Basin (R) 18 0 18 0 779 1650 47.2 0 Relegation to Division 3
Finals series
Reserves Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Croydon 18 15 1 2 1196 522 229.1 64 Finals series 2 Boronia 18 15 2 1 1565 564 277.5 62 3 East Burwood (P) 18 13 5 0 1035 675 153.3 52 4 Mulgrave 18 12 6 0 1113 790 140.9 48 5 Templestowe 18 11 6 1 951 806 118.0 46 6Lilydale 18 7 11 0 749 1043 71.8 28 7 The Basin 18 6 12 0 804 966 83.2 24 8 Heathmont 18 4 13 1 618 1129 54.7 18 9 Ringwood 18 3 15 0 611 1256 48.7 12 10 Waverley Blues 18 1 16 1 506 1397 36.2 6
Finals series
U19.5 Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Mulgrave 16 16 0 0 0 1364 646 211.2 64 Finals series 2 Croydon (P) 16 12 4 0 0 1014 595 170.4 48 3 East Burwood 16 8 8 0 0 795 702 113.3 32 4 Waverley Blues 16 7 9 0 0 832 923 90.1 28 5 Lilydale 16 6 10 0 0 714 899 79.4 24 6 Heathmont 16 4 11 0 1 679 1172 57.9 16 7 The Basin 16 3 13 0 0 749 1210 61.9 12
Finals series
Division 3
Seniors Source:
Surrey Park won the fourth division premiership for the 1st time, and their 2nd overall since joining the EFNL in 2002. They defeated minor premiers Donvale by 2 points in the grand final to go back-to-back. With this victory, Surrey Park achieved back-to-back promotion into Division 2 for 2025, entering the third tier for the first time in their history.
Warrandyte finished last and were subsequently relegated to Division 4 for 2025 after a 5-season stint in the fourth tier. Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Donvale 18 17 1 0 1886 1081 174.5 68 Finals series 2 Surrey Park (P) 18 15 3 0 1697 934 181.7 60 3 Knox 18 13 5 0 1642 1052 154.4 52 4 Coldstream 18 12 6 0 1490 1144 130.2 48 5 Oakleigh District 18 8 10 0 1311 1520 86.3 32 6 Upper Ferntree Gully 18 6 12 0 1197 1411 84.8 24 7 Fairpark 18 6 12 0 1082 1290 83.9 24 8 Ferntree Gully 18 6 12 0 995 1267 78.5 24 9 Silvan 18 5 13 0 1217 1747 69.7 20 10 Warrandyte (R) 18 2 16 0 857 1910 44.9 8 Relegation to Division 4
Finals series
Reserves Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Donvale (P) 18 16 2 0 0 1214 554 219.1 64 Finals series 2 Surrey Park 18 16 2 0 0 1310 655 200.0 64 3 Upper Ferntree Gully 18 14 4 0 0 1193 704 169.5 56 4 Oakleigh District 18 11 7 0 0 1064 742 143.4 44 5 Knox 18 10 7 0 1 973 908 107.2 40 6 Ferntree Gully 18 6 12 0 0 776 902 86.0 24 7 Coldstream 18 5 13 0 0 665 1127 59.0 20 8 Warrandyte 18 4 14 0 0 720 1136 63.4 16 9 Fairpark 18 4 14 0 0 647 1087 59.5 16 10 Silvan 18 4 14 0 0 688 1435 47.9 16
Finals series
U19.5 Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Knox 16 13 2 1 0 1331 503 264.6 54 84.4 Finals series 2 Upper Ferntree Gully (P) 15 11 3 1 0 1070 571 187.4 46 76.7 3 Ferntree Gully 15 11 4 0 0 1301 627 207.5 44 73.3 4 Donvale 16 9 6 1 0 1077 801 134.5 38 59.4 5 Surrey Park Reserves 16 5 11 0 0 684 1213 56.4 20 31.3 6 Warrandyte 15 3 10 1 1 558 932 59.9 14 23.3 7 Coldstream 15 0 14 0 1 268 1642 16.3 0 0.0
Finals series
Division 4
Seniors Source:
Scoresby won the fifth division premiership for the 1st time, and their 7th overall since becoming a founding member of the league in 1962. They defeated Whitehorse Pioneers by 81 points in the grand final. With this victory, Scoresby were promoted to Division 3 for 2025, returning to the fourth tier for the first time since 2022. Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Scoresby (P) 16 13 3 0 1655 786 210.6 52 Finals series 2 Chirnside Park 16 13 3 0 1541 1005 153.3 52 3 Whitehorse Pioneers 16 11 5 0 1505 1153 130.5 44 4 Kilsyth 16 10 6 0 1320 991 133.2 40 5 Croydon North MLOC 16 4 12 0 1073 1350 79.5 16 6 Forest Hill 16 3 13 0 822 1667 49.3 12 7 Nunawading 16 2 14 0 867 1831 47.4 8
Finals series
Reserves Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Scoresby (P) 16 16 0 0 1687 412 409.5 64 Finals series 2 Whitehorse Pioneers Park 16 13 3 0 1350 516 261.6 52 3 Chirnside Park 16 10 6 0 1192 664 179.5 40 4 Croydon North MLOC 16 9 7 0 1064 708 150.3 36 5 Kilsyth 16 5 11 0 730 1090 67.0 20 6 Forest Hill 16 2 14 0 514 1344 38.2 8 7 Nunawading 16 1 15 0 291 2094 13.9 4
Finals series
U19.5 Source: Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Kilsyth (P) 16 16 0 0 0 1498 449 333.6 64 Finals series 2 Blackburn Reserves 16 11 5 0 0 1113 876 127.1 44 3 Chirnside Park 16 11 5 0 0 871 756 115.2 44 4 South Belgrave Reserves 16 9 7 0 0 730 871 83.8 36 5 Scoresby 16 7 9 0 0 872 973 89.6 28 6 Ferntree Gully Reserves/South Croydon 16 5 10 1 0 747 952 78.5 22 7 Wantirna South Reserves 16 5 11 0 0 748 1043 71.7 20 8 Mitcham Reserves 16 4 9 1 2 660 1068 61.8 18 9 Berwick Reserves 16 3 12 0 1 651 902 72.1 12
Finals series
Notes
References
External sources 2024 EFNL Annual Report